How to Refund a Credit or Put it Toward Tuition
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How to Refund a Credit in ChildFriendly
NOTE: Ensure you have first learned how to create the credit. View the article How to Record a Deposit Manually.
If you have a credit that you would like to either refund to a parent or put toward future tuition, you can easy do so. Follow the steps below.
Refund the Credit
- Navigate to the Families module and open the Finance tab.
- Find the credit you would like to refund.
- Click the **Refund/Credit **icon.

- In the Refund window:
- Enter the date the refund was processed.
- Enter the M**ethod **in which the credit was given to the parent/guardian - i.e. Cash, eTransfer.
- Click the **Submit Refund **button to finalize the refund.

Apply a Credit to Future Tuition/Fees
- Navigate to the Families module and open the Finance tab.
- Find the credit you would like to refund.
- Click the **Refund/Credit **icon.
- In the Refund window:
- Enter the date the credit was processed.
- From the Method **drop-down menu, select **Credit.
- Click the **Submit Refund **button to finalize the credit.

- The Credit will immediately be applied to the parent's profile.

- You can also view the credit in the family Ledger, next to the name of the parent or portal member to whom the credit was applied.

Updated on: 04/11/2025
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